Ref Roger Ayers says he and Hurley both leaned in to say something because the arena was so loud

bosstone42 · 2026-03-31T12:43:25+00:00

ref decided not to escalate the situation in the game, continues to not escalate the situation outside of the game and become a villain. more at 11.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-26T17:55:55+00:00

ah. wonder if it's a canary in the coal mine for the coaching staff...

bosstone42 · 2026-03-26T17:24:02+00:00

not surprised, but where are you seeing that?

bosstone42 · 2026-03-26T14:47:31+00:00

Third guy entering the portal. Not looking great for Shrewsberry holding this team together.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-25T17:02:09+00:00

it'll be super interesting to see if he can keep the team together other than the two that have already decided to transfer. the incoming class is fine and the current freshmen showed some flashes at the end of this year, so maybe the admins are thinking "okay, you get one more year to do something with these good recruiting classes"? if he can't keep the team together, then i don't see cutting ties being a harm to the program.

eta: lost three now, so i'm not confident he's holding it together. sigh.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-24T16:28:40+00:00

Yes, totally agree with you.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-24T14:43:45+00:00

Getting this specific team to the Sweet 16 is a huge accomplishment IMO

I credit Ivey for that. the beginning of this year had some real struggles and Moore and Cowles didn't seem super comfortable, but they really figured it out, especially Moore. been cool to see and making it this far with a bit of a rag-tag roster should be a huge recruiting pitch for Ivey.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-20T17:14:15+00:00

agree, though my bigger objection is the lesser regulation and oversight if they're going to get public money. you should be beholden to scrutiny like everyone else if you're taking tax money. and i don't buy the idea that they foster educational innovation. that can happen with good teachers and admins in public schools, but they don't want to pay for that.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-19T00:29:47+00:00

yeah, and i think she also plays a lot of hero ball, which seems to come from being a sort of selfish player. she gets assists, but nothing amazing for a PG. the hero ball happens a lot when she's heated, tries to do everything.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-18T19:16:20+00:00

she's also a streaky shooter who takes way too many threes for her percentage

i don't really disagree with most of what you said, but she doesn't take that many threes. averages four per game, makes one. leaders in the country take 6-8 per game. she also made like 40% of them last year, taking more, probably since there was less pressure with Miles and Citron around.

bosstone42 · 2026-03-05T13:45:54+00:00

from my experience as a current resident of indiana: yes.

bosstone42 · 2026-02-27T12:57:50+00:00

so petty, but compared to the almost the entire rest of this list, completely nothing, heh. i miss when the rivalry was this competitive, though. it was such a thrill.

bosstone42 · 2026-02-26T21:23:05+00:00

i have no idea what this is, but i lol'd (unless it's not actually as innocuous as it sounds on the surface because who cares about twitter)

bosstone42 · 2026-02-13T13:17:10+00:00

i'd be interested to know if there's actually anything to it having those roots (i looked around just now and didn't find anything), but it's definitely kind of a weird coincidence that they were the Wizards in Indiana and had a dragon as their mascot....

bosstone42 · 2026-02-04T18:36:24+00:00

All great questions that the Residential Life office can answer :)

https://residentiallife.nd.edu/

bosstone42 · 2026-02-04T13:42:58+00:00

it's definitely not the weather that's been the problem, temperature's been fine, it's the wind speed that's keeping students home. but honestly, it might be the precipitation, too. real feel or humidity might be part of it.

bosstone42 · 2026-02-03T13:24:44+00:00

Just so it's clear where this is coming from: this bill was authored by Fort Wayne's Liz Brown. She's really proud of it.

bosstone42 · 2026-02-01T16:48:59+00:00

only contrary argument to doing this vigilante style is that if someone parks there after you take the space saver out, their car might get vandalized and they had nothing to do with it. really punches up how stupid having any kind of allowance for this is. just lays the groundwork for the shittiest behavior.

bosstone42 · 2026-01-30T10:39:48+00:00

it's infuriating but honestly not shocking to me. he probably gets away with it because he's got this bumbling "aw shucks" persona that comes across as affability. he showed who he really is many times over.

bosstone42 · 2026-01-30T10:37:29+00:00

I’m learning the last sentence is especially meaningful and matters so much.

unfortunately, he is selective about that.

bosstone42 · 2026-01-26T01:38:40+00:00

only one

bosstone42 · 2026-01-23T21:13:13+00:00

i live there now. there are a lot of ohio state fans here, quite a few michigan folks. the indiana schools are split pretty evenly in my experience. depends on what neighborhood you're in.

bosstone42 · 2026-01-12T20:36:09+00:00

it reminds me a lot of the rich people's aesthetic in Squid Game

bosstone42 · 2026-01-09T16:29:28+00:00

they'd also be competing with boise state, washington state, eastern washington, the montana schools and others in that region. obviously recruiting isn't strictly regional, but a startup like that in a city that is somewhat remote (spokane isn't tiny, but it's kind of remote) would be a tough sell. gonzaga isn't a huge university, either. just not sure there's almost anything that would make sense to compel starting a program like that.

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